Causes
What 1930s event was the U.S. economy still recovering from at the start of WWII?
the Great Depression
Following the war, the U.S. was engaged in an arms race with which country?
USSR
What year did WWII start?
1939
Name one city in Japan that was hit by an atom bomb.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain for the duration of the war?
Winston Churchill
The attack on which Hawaiian location convinced the U.S. to join the war?
Pearl Harbor
Factory jobs creating weapons and other goods led to an increase of who in the workplace?
Women
What year was the Battle of Midway, one of the U.S. first official attacks on Japan?
1942
D-Day occurred on the beaches of what French region?
Normandy
This Italian Prime Minister coined the term fascism
Benito Mussolini
Which treaty, signed at the end of WWI, left resentment in Germany?
the Treaty of Versailles
Returning soldiers looking to settle down bought homes in what type of area?
Suburbs
What year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
1933
World War II began with the invasion of which European country?
Poland
Which U.S. general later served as president from 1953-1961?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who first declared war on Germany?
Britain and France
What was the name of the law that provided returning soldiers with homes, tuition, and more in the U.S.?
the G.I. Bill or Serviceman's Readjustment Act
What month and year did the war officially end?
September 1945
From which French city did Allied forces attempt to cross the English Channel in 1940?
Dunkirk/Dunkerque
Who was in control of Japan during its involvement in the war? (Hint: it's not the emperor)
Hideki Tojo
The Paris Peace Conference occurred during what years?
1919-1920
After the war, what occurred in Africa that led to many countries gaining their independence?
Decolonization
The war in the East, prompted by Japan invading Manchuria for resources, began in what year?
1931
In this town, the first German concentration camp was opened, intended to hold political prisoners in 1933
Dachau
Which U.S. president was in office when the war ended?
Harry S. Truman